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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Make him walk the plank.
(d) Beg him to eat.

2. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?
(a) He is told that he is no longer a slave.
(b) He is treated so badly that he wishes he were dead.
(c) He is completely ignored; he is not made to work, but he is also not fed.
(d) He is treated so well that he almost forgets he's a slave.

3. What does "Embrenche" mean?
(a) A slave.
(b) A respected leader of the community.
(c) An outcast.
(d) A good dancer.

4. Which of the following does Equiano say helps prove that Africans are related to Europeans?
(a) The Eboe told a legend about how they used to live in a cold place in the north.
(b) African culture and religious practices resemble the practices of Jews described in the Old Testament.
(c) Europeans and Africans eat the same foods.
(d) The Eboe had a legend about how white men came from the north and intermarried with the Eboe.

5. Which statement best describes the Eboe's living arrangements?
(a) Men and women have separate living quarters.
(b) Every married couple has their own house, but single people and children all live in one big dormitory.
(c) Men and women live separately except for the first three years they are married.
(d) Women and children live indoors, but men sleep outside in hammocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?

2. Where does the slave ship land?

3. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?

4. At the end of his long overland journey in Africa, where does Equiano arrive?

5. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?

(see the answer key)

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